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Spanish
Etymology
From padre (“father”). The slang meaning is an extension of padre as meaning "extremely cool", becoming popular ca. 2021.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /padɾeˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pa‧dre‧ar
Verb
padrear (first-person singular present padreo, first-person singular preterite padreé, past participle padreado)
- (uncommon, intransitive) to look like or behave like one's father
- (intransitive, Spain, slang) to be the very best, to be awesome, to be the boss
- Está padreando. ― It's awesome.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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